break MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual

Atag lance .................................................... 6
Cockpit ........................................................... 6
Wa rning and indicator lamps .......................... 8
Overhead control panel ................................ 12
Doorc ontrol panel and sea tadjustment ....... 14
Emergencies and breakdowns ...................... 16
DigitalOperato r'sM anua l........................ .18
Callin gupt he Digital Operator's Manual ...... 18
Generalnotes ............................................. 19
Pr otection of thee nvironment. .................... .19
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts ....................... 19
Operator's Manual ........................................2 0
Service and vehicle operation ....................... 21
Operating saf ety. .......................................... 22
Declarat ionofc onformity forw ireless
ve hicle components. ....................................2 3
Diagno stics connection ................................ 24
Qualified specialis tworks hop ....................... 24
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle ............................2 5
Problems wit hyour vehicle ........................... 25
Re portin gsafet yd efects .............................. .25
Limited Warrant y......................................... .26 QR cod
efor rescue car d...............................2 6
Ve hicle dat astorage .....................................2 6
Copyright .. .................................................... 28
Occupant safety......................................... 30
Re stra int sy stem .......................................... .30
Seatb elts ..................................................... 33
Airbag s......................................................... 37
PRE-SAFE
®................................................... 44
Childr eninthev ehicle ................................. .45
Pe ts in thev ehicle ....................................... .54
Opening and closing .................................. 55
SmartK ey...................................................... 55
Door s............................................................ 60
Tr unk ............................................................ 63
Ro ller sun blinds .......................................... .69
Sid ew indo ws ............................................... 70
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 74
Anti-thef tprotection .................................... .79
Seats and stowing ...................................... 81
Cor rect driver's seatp osition ........................ 81Seats ............................................................ 82
St
eering wheel ............................................. .91
Using them emor yfunction .......................... 93
St ow agea reas .............................................. 94
Cup holder .................................................. 103
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... .105
Soc kets ....................................................... 106
Wi reless chargingoft he mobile phone
and connection wit hthe exterior antenna .. 107
Ins talling/ removing floor mats ...................1 09
Light and visibility.................................... 110
Exterio rlighting ........................................... 110
Interior lighting ............................................ 114
Wi ndshield wipe rand windshield washer
sy stem ........................................................ 115
Mir rors ........................................................ 118
Operating thes un visor s............................. 120
Infrared reflectiv ewindshield ..................... .121
Climat econtrol ......................................... 122
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ......... .122
Operating thec limat econtrol sy stem ......... 122
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Conte nts

Drivingand pa rking .................................. 127
Driving ........................................................ 127
DY NA MIC SELECT switc h............................1 34
Au tomatic transmission .............................. 135
Manual gearshiftin g................................... .137
Gearshif trecommendatio n......................... 138
Using kickdown .......................................... 138
Re fueling .................................................... 138
Pa rking ...................................................... .140
Driving and driving saf etys ystems .............. 147
Instrument Displa yand on-board
compu ter.................................................. 194
Instrument display overview. ...................... 194
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teering
wheel ......................................................... .195
Operating theo n-boar dcomputer .............. 195
Displ aysint he multifunction displa y........... 197
Ad justing thei nstrument lighting ............... .197
Menus and submenus ................................. 198
Head-up Displa y......................................... 205
Vo ice Control Sy stem .............................. 206
Operating saf ety. ........................................ 20 6Operatio
n................................................... 206
Using Voice Cont rolS ysteme ffecti vely ...... 208
Essential commands .................................. 208
Multimedias ystem ................................... 217
Overvie wand operation .............................. 217
Sy stem settings .......................................... 225
Na vigation .................................................. 233
Te lephone. .................................................. 23 5
Online an dInterne tfunctions ..................... 249
Media ......................................................... 256
Ra dio .......................................................... 268
Sound .........................................................2 74
Maintenanceand care ............................. 277
ASS YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla y....... .2 77
Engine compartment .................................. 278
Cleaning and car e....................................... 28 4
Breakdow na ssistance ............................ 292
Emergency .................................................. 292
Ve hicle tool kit ............................................ 293
Flat tir e.......................................................2 94Batter
y(vehicle) ......................................... 299
To ws tartin gort owing away ....................... 304
Electrica lfuses ........................................... 308
Wheel sand tires ....................................... 311
No ise or unusual handlin gcharacteristics ... 311
Re gular checking of wheels and tires ......... .311
No tesons nowc hains .................................3 12
Ti re pressur e............................................... 312
Loading thev ehicle .................................... .319
Ti re labeling ................................................ 323
Definitions fort ires and loading ................. 328
Changing awheel. ...................................... 331
Tech nical data .......................................... 340
No tesont echnical dat a.............................. 340
Ve hicle electronics .....................................3 40
Ve hicle identification plate, VIN and
engine number ...........................................3 42
Operating fluids .......................................... 344
Ve hicle dat a................................................ 350
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16Atag lanc e–Emer gencie sand breakdowns

Whattodo in thee vent of an accident
1 QR cod efor accessing ther escue card →
26
2 Safetyv ests →
292
3 Button fort he SOS emer gency cal lsyst em and
breakdown assis tance →
247
4 Checkin gand addin goperatingf luids →
344
5 Tow- startin gand towing away →
304
6 Flat tire →
2947Startin gassis tance →
301
8 Haza rdwa rning lights →
112
9 Fuelfiller flap wit hinstruction labels fort ire
pressure ,fuel type and QR code fora ccessing
th er escue card →
138
A Tow- startin gand towing away →
304
B Vehicle tool kit →
293
TIREFIT kit →
295
Atag lanc e–E merg encies an dbreak downs 17

Service andvehicl eoperation
Vehicl eoperation outside theU SAor Canada
When youa reabroad withyour vehicle, obser ve
th ef ollowing points:
RService points or replacemen tparts ma ynot
be available immediatel y.
RUnleaded fuel ma ynotbe available forv ehi‐
cles wit hacatalytic con verter .L eaded fuel
ma ycause damag etothe catalytic con verter.
RThe fuel ma yhave anextreme lylowo ctane
number .Unsuita ble fuel can cause engine
damage.
Some Mercedes-Benz models ar eavailable in
Europe thro ugh our European De liveryP rogram.
Fo rm orei nformation, please consult an au thor‐
ized Mercedes‑Benz service center ,orwrite to
one of thef ollowing address:
In theU SA:
Mercedes-Benz US A,LLC
EuropeanD eliveryDepartment
One Mercedes Drive
Montvale ,NJ07645-0350 In Canada:
Mercedes-Benz Canada
,Inc.
EuropeanD eliveryDepartment
98 Vande rhoof Avenue
To ronto, Ontario M4G 4C9
Maintenance
Alw aysb ring theM aintenanc eBookle twithy ou
when bringing thev ehicle toan authorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter .The cus tomer service
advisor wil lrecor devery service fory ou in the
Maintenance Booklet.
Ro adside Assistance
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assis tance Pro‐
gram of fers tech nica lhelpint he case of a
breakdown. Your calls tothet oll-free Roadside
Assis tance Hotline ar eanswe redbyo ur agents
24 hour sad ay,3 65 da ysay ear.
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)(USA)
1-800-387-0 100( Canada) Yo
uc an find fur ther information in the
Mercedes-BenzR oadside Assistance Program
brochure (USA) orthe" Roadside Assis tance"
section in them aintenanc eand warrant yinfor‐
mation bookle t(Canada). Youw illfind bo thin
th ev ehicle document wallet.
Chang eofaddress or chang eofo wnership
Inthee vent of achang eofa ddress, please send
us the" Notification of address change" in the
Service and Guarantee bookle torsimply cal lthe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center
(USA) on theh otline number
1-800-FO R-MERCedes (1-800-367-63 72)o rC us‐
to mer Service (Canada )on1 -800-387-0 100. We
can then reac hy ou in atimel yfashion, if neces‐
sar y.
If yo us ellyour Mercedes, pleasel eave thee ntire
literatur einthevehicle so that it is available to
th en exto wne r.If yo uh ave purchased aused
car ,please sendust he "Notice of Pur chase of
Used Car" in theS ervice and Guarantee booklet
or simpl ycall theM ercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Assis tance Center (USA) on theh otline number
General no tes 21

#Depress theb rake pedal and star tt he vehicle
using thes tart/s topb utton.
% Youc an also switchon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button.
Information on Hill StartA ssist
Hill StartA ssisth olds thev ehicle when pulling
aw ay on ahill under thef ollowing conditions:
RThe transmission is in position hork.
RThe electric parking brak eisreleased.
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
caused bythev ehicle rolling away
Af teras horttime, Hill StartA ssistnol onger
holds thev ehicle and it can rollaw ay.
#Therefore, swiftl ymove your foot from
th eb rake pedal tothea ccelerator
pedal. Ne vera ttem pttolea vethev ehi‐
cle if it is being held byHillStart Assist.
Driving tips
Note sonb reaking-in anew vehicle
To preser vethee ngine during thef irst
1, 000 mile s(1,500 km):
Rdriv eatv arying road speeds and engine
speeds.
Rdriv ethe vehicle in driv eprogram Cor E.
Rdo no tshif td ow nag ear manually in order to
brake.
Ravo idove rstraining thev ehicle, e.g. driving at
full thro ttle.
Rdo no tdepress thea ccelera torp edalp ast
th ep ressur epoint (kickdown).
Rgradually increase thee ngine speed only
af te r1 ,000 miles (1,500k m).
Please also observ ethe following breaking-in
no tes:
RIn cer tain drivinga nd drivings afet ys ystems,
th es ensor sadjus tautomaticall ywhile acer‐
ta in dis tance is being driven af tert he vehicle
has been delivered or af terr epairs. Full sys‐ te
me ffecti venes sisn otachie vedu ntil the
end of this teach-in process.
RBrak elinings, brak edisksa nd tires that are
either ne worhavebeen replaced onl yach‐
ie ve optimum braking ef fect and grip af ter
se veralh undred kilom eter sofd riving. Com‐
pensat efor ther educed braking ef fect by
applying greaterf orce totheb rake pedal.
Driving tips
& WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avelorb lockad epressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
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Arisk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
RIfth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelera tora nd
brak epedals.
RIfth ew rong gear is selecte d.
The Driv eAwayA ssistfunction is activ eunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIfPA RKTRONI Cisa ctivated.
REver ytimet he gear is changed toRor D
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
RIfth eo bstacle is less than 3. 3ft(1.0m )
aw ay.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tance functio nis
acti vatedint he multimedia sy stem.
Driv eAwayA ssistis una vailable on inclines and
when drivingw ithat railer.
Cross Traf ficA lert
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:Driver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing tra ffic when
backin gupout ofaparkin gspace. If acritical
situation is de tected, awarning symbol appears
on thec amer aimag eoft he multimedia sy stem. If
th ed rive rd oes no trespond tothew arning,
th ev ehicle's brakes can be applied automati‐
call y.To do this, thef unction uses ther adar sen‐
sor sint he bumper .The area adjacen ttothe
ve hicle is continually monitored.
If th er adar sensors areo bstructed byvehicles
or other objects, de tection is no tpossible.
The Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti veunder
th ef ollowing conditions:
RIf Blind Spo tAssis tisa ctivated.
RIfth ev ehicle is backing up at walkin gpace.
RIfth em aneuvering assis tance functio nis
acti vatedint he multimedia sy stem.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gmaneuverin gassis‐
tance
Multimedia sy stem:
,Vehicle.k Assistance.Parking
Pilot.Maneuverin gAssist.
#Switc hthe function on Oor off ª.
ATTENTION ASSIST
Fu nction of ATTENTION ASSIST
AT TENTION ASSIS Tassists youo nlong, mon oto‐
nous journe ys,e .g. on highw aysa nd trunk roads.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tdetects ind icator soff ati‐
gue or increasing lapse sinconcentration on the
par toft he driver ,itsuggests taking abreak .
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisonlyana id. It cann ot
alw aysd etect fatigue or lapses in concentration
unti ltoo late. The sy stem is no tasubstitut efor a
we ll-res teda nd attentiv edrive r.On long jour‐
ne ys,tak er egular break singood time that allow
fo ra dequ ater ecuperation.
Yo uc an choose between tw osettings.
RSt andard: normal sy stem sensitivity
RSensitive: higher system sensitivity .The
driver is warned earlier and thea ttention
le ve ld etected byATTENTION ASSIS Tisadap‐
te da ccordingly.
If dr owsines sori ncreasingl apses in concentra‐
tio na redetected, theATTENTION ASSIST: Take
aB reak! warning appear sinthe Instrument Dis‐
pla y.Yo uc an ackn owledg ethe messag eand
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take ab reak wher enecessar y.Ifyo udon ottake
ab reak and ATTENTION ASSIS Tcontinues to
de tect increasing lapse sinconcentration, you
will be warned again af teram inimu mof
15 minutes.
Youc an ha vethef ollowing status information for
AT TENTION ASSIS Tdispla yedint he assis tance
menu of theo n-boar dcomputer:
RThe lengt hofthe journe ysince thel ast
break.
RThe attention le veld etermined byATTENTION
ASSIS T. if
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisunable tocalculat ethe
attention le vela nd canno tissue awarning ,the
System Suspen dedmessage appears.
If aw arning is given in theI nstrument Displa y,
th em ultimedia sy stem of fers to sear chforar est
area. Youc an select aresta reaa nd star tn aviga‐
tio ntot hisrest area. This function can be activa‐
te da nd deactivated in them ultimedia sy stem.
If AT TENTION ASSIS Tisdeactivated, theé
symbol appear sinthe assis tance graphicint he
Instrument Displa ywhen thee ngine is running.
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactivated automatically
when thee ngine is re-sta rted. The las tselected
sensitivity le velremain sstore d.
Sy stem limitations
AT TENTION ASSIS Tisactiveint he37 mph
(60 km/h) to124m ph (200 km/h) speed range.
The functionality of ATTENTION ASSIS Tis
re stricted, and warnings ma ybedelayedorn ot
occur at all in thef ollowing situations:RIfyo uh ave been driving forl ess than 30
minutes.
RIf th er oad condition is poor (une venr oad
sur face or po tholes).
RIfth er eisas tron gs idew ind.
RIf yo ua dop tas porty drivin gstyle (hig hcor‐
nering speeds or high ratesofa cceleration).
RIfth eS teering Pilo tfunction of DISTRONIC is
active.
RIf th et ime has been se tincor rectl y.
RIn activ edriving situations, if youc hange
lanes and vary your speedf requ entl y.
The ATTENTION ASSIS Ttiredness or alertness
assessment is dele teda nd restar tedw hen con‐
tinuing thej ourne yinthefollowing situations:
RIf yo us witch offt he engine.
RIfyo uu nfas teny our seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. chang edrive rs or take a
break).
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Mercedes-Benz mbrace®
Makingacall via theo verhead control panel
1Breakdown assis tance call
2SOS button co ver
3MB Inf ocall
4SOS button
#To mak eab reakdown assistanc ecall:
pres sbutton1.
Thi sinitia tesac alltotheM ercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
#To mak eane mergency call: press SOS
button co ver2 briefly toopen.
#Press and hold SOS button 4foratl east
one second.
This initiates acalltotheM ercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
#To mak eanMBI nfoc all: press button 3.
This initiates acalltotheM ercedes-Benz
Cus tomer Assis tance Center.
An emergency cal lcan be initia tede venifa
breakdown assist anceorMBI nfoc allisa ctive.
This has priority overallot her activ ecalls.
Callsv iatheo verhead control panel ar eonly
possible wit hanavailable mobile phonen et‐
wo rk.
Fu rther information on Mercedes-Benzm brace
®
andother services can be found at :http://
www.m busa.com Informa
tionont he eme rgency call sy stem
&
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
despit epressing theS OS button
Even if youp ress theS OS button in an emer‐
ge ncy ,remaining in thev ehicle ma ybedan‐
ge rous fort he following reasons:
Ryo us ee smo keinsid eoro utside of the
ve hicle, e.g. if ther eisaf irea fter an acci‐
dent
Rth ev ehicle is on adangerous section of
ro ad
Rthev ehicle is no tvisible or canno teasily
be seen by otherroad users, particular ly
when dar korinpoor visibility conditions
#Leavethev ehicle immediately in this or
similar situations as soon as it is saf eto
do so.
#Mo vetoas afel ocatio nalongw itho ther
ve hicle occupants.
#In suc hsituations, secur ethe vehicle in
accordance wit hnational regulations,
e.g. wit hawarning triangle.
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Dataist ransmitted du ring thec onnection tothe
Mercedes-BenzC ustomer Assis tance Center .
Tr ansfer redd ata during aservice call
In ce rtain countries youm ustc onfirm thed ata
transfer.
Dat atransfer redi ncludes thef ollowing:
Overvie woftransfer redd ata
Servic ecallT ransmitted data
MB Inf ocall
Breakdown assis‐
ta nce call
Rcur rent location of
th ev ehicle
Rvehicle identifica‐
tion number
Rservice code
Rselected data
about thes tatus
of thev ehicle
Online and Interne tfunctions
Interne tconnection
Interne tconnection restrictions
&
WARNING Risk of dist raction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tions equipment integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving, youw ill be distracted from the
traf fics ituation. Thi scould also cause yout o
lose control of thev ehicle.
#Onl yoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits.
#Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y.
Youm usto bserv ethe legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
operating them ultimedia sy stem. USA:
touse Mercedes-Ben zAppsa nd Inte rnet
access, mbrace mus tbeactivated and opera‐
tional. Furthermore, mbrace mus tbeactivated
fo rM ercedes-Benz Apps and Interne taccess.
Canada: them ultimedia sy stem mus tbecon‐
nected toam obile phonev ia Bluetooth
®ortoan
ex tern al devic eacting as aWi-Fihotspot. Fur‐
th ermore, youn eedav alid mobile service con‐
tract wit hadatao ption ,whic hisu sedtocalcu‐
la te thea ssociated connection costs.
The Interne tconnection via Blue tooth
®maybe
re stricted or no tfunction if:
Rthem obile phone is switched off
Rthem obile phone networ kcoverag eisi nsuf‐
fi cient
Rth eu se of mobile dat aisdeactivated on the
mobil ephone
RtheB luetoot h®function is switched of fon
th em ultimedia sy stem and thed esired
phone is tobe connec tedv ia Blue tooth
®
RtheB luetoot h®function is switched of fon
th em obile phone and thep hone is tobe con‐
nec tedv ia Blue tooth
®
Multimedia sy stem 24
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